The union, in a news summit, said the autorickshaw proprietors’ connection was saying the quantity to-be 20, 000.

“Besides, the owners’ connection has recently visited the media using the declare that 5, 000 more autorickshaws tend to be working within the city with artificial licences. Relating to all of them, only 5, 000 autorickshaws are working within the higher Guwahati location with legitimate licenses, ” the secretary associated with motorists’ union, Naren Pathak, said.

The union urged hawaii transportation division to permit these 2, 000 autorickshaws to ply when you look at the better Guwahati location, though they don't have the mandatory licenses to operate here.

“The transportation department stopped providing licences to autorickshaws in the greater Guwahati location. But thinking about the boost in the amount of commuters, these automobiles is allowed to ply here, ” Pathak said.

Sources stated the increasing few unauthorised autorickshaws when you look at the town hasn't just extra traffic obstruction but also helped a section to raise illegal money by starting unauthorised stops in connivance with officials regarding the Guwahati Municipal Corporation.

Resources said the corporation establish 93 autorickshaw stops in the town in 2003.

Pathak stated besides these 93 authorised stops, the city features 67 unauthorised people of which 30 are under the Each Guwahati Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union.

Pathak stated the associate secretary of Guwahati Autorickshaw holders’ Association, Rupam Kalita, recently recorded an incident against him at Dispur police place accusing him of protecting youths just who provide phony licences.

Pathak threatened to approach the judge if Kalita did not establish the allegation within a week.